What do you mean, the Philippines has no haute cuisine?
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What do you mean, the Philippines has no haute cuisine?
[QUOTE=Wicked Roger]Top class sisig? That must be a typo as IMHO there is never top class sisig :D One of the more disgusting haute cuisine dishes from the Philippines...:D[/QUOTE]I got to sort of agree with you. As I mentioned, unless it is on a hot-plate and deep fried, it is off the menu.
As for disgusting, no way mate. I think Balut takes the Top Honors, and I will never even taste it, followed by the Iliocano Soupy Chicken I had in Baguio. I couldn't get the taste from my mouth.
[QUOTE=Bionicman]On the other hand, when 150 $ (if not below) a month is a "decent salary, why not trying to sell body views for 10$ a session?
Definetely far less pussy wearing than being a bar girl...[/QUOTE]This is a catholic country :D while having sex and expecting some form of redemption is ok, whoring / selling body pictures is a NO-NO
As I learnt from a girl I was chasing some time ago .. in utter desperation I asked her once what it will take to fuck her, and she had that seductive smile and said "well, you only have to ask me .. "
And how many filipina hookers will want to be called hookers ? I have seen enough guys getting into trouble for calling hookers as hookers, though everybody knows what the girls do for a living. This is PI :D
I salute you Sarge. Thanks for the belly laugh.
I've seen more than a few goats skinned and waiting for the bbq, but never a head in a bucket. Is it eaten?
[QUOTE=SergeantRay]What do you mean, the Philippines has no haute cuisine?[/QUOTE]
I think most of us here acknowledge that the local food is crap; mostly without any taste except that of sugar. In my seven years here, I've never eaten in an "eatery" and if my luck holds, I never will. Having to endure a local meal would be a deal breaker for me.
GE
[QUOTE=GoodEnough]I think most of us here acknowledge that the local food is crap; mostly without any taste except that of sugar. In my seven years here, I've never eaten in an "eatery" and if my luck holds, I never will. Having to endure a local meal would be a deal breaker for me.
GE[/QUOTE]
GE
We all like variety but I agree doing it with food in PI is somewhat bizarre. But next am in Davao lets not go Swiss deli etc lets try Jollibee or something equally haute cuisine :D
See you soon
[QUOTE=Econo Tech]
For me - I would check if they serve sisig on Hot plate and insist they deep fry - if they have sisig cooked I will avoid it, and skip it.
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On one of my first trips to AC in the mid-80s, a friend took me to a street seller on the railroad tracks near Check Point. We sat drinking really cold SMB and watched the cook(?) barbecue our pig faces over charcoal.
After cooking, he stripped off the meat and crackling skin, mixed it with rice, onions and spices and served it on a hot metal plate. Damn that stuff was good. Hygiene was suspect as the plates were washed in cold water and soap. Heating the plates probably killed any lingering germs.
Slim
[QUOTE=Wicked Roger]Agree AV and like you am sure I have visted what the girls call 'home' and 99.9% we westerner wouild never call it that especially those with outside toilets and no flush
What I am saying here is that the scammers will start the hard luck story so early before they get to know you and even when you say "is sad etc" and maybe after I meet you etc I can help, they bombard you with stories...or worse the story changes...there is are least one I know who has had 10 mobiules stoeln, been roobed at least 7 times, was kidnapped twice by crazy relatives, had dengue twice, various illness 10+ times....let alone her family...problem for her was the story changed each day...
So the real message for you guys who do chat etc is cam with them, be nice dont be rude show respect, never send cash unless you really can afford to lose it, better still see them go see where they live and then decide.
Like some of the other mongers on the board that I know, I help certain girls, some I help with school fees, others with loads (telephone not the other kind ..well not over the internet or in a public place), find jobs (decent ones), assist when family/girl is sick.
But....all of these I trust, I have met, and seen where they live
A good mate of mine JsBach in the UAE is extremely generous and kind but he knows the girl very well. And this girl itemises the expenditure for him so he can see where the cash goes (I know the lady as well and she is wonderful and very sexy). My favourite tells me where the cash goes ...but these are not scammers as both of us have been and seen where they live and you are right AV it is pure poverty
PI is a hot pot of poverty, all over the country but you cant save the world but you can do your bit...but dont be scammed gents.
AV - you are right in that many hard luck stories are truly that and there is abject poverty (I have seen it first hand many times).... but a girl that within 5/10 mins of chat starts on about send me cash is 99% a scammer or at least comes across as one...which was the gist of my FR. That is what spoils it for genuine ones...
Marry them..why not as long as you know them, see them and over a long period of time understand what you are getting into....[/QUOTE]
WR, I, like yourself have spent some time in the "real world" in which some of these ladies live and I agree wholeheartedly with your take on this subject. I have nowhere near the amount of experience you have in the Phils, but have similar type experience in a couple of So. Amer countries. The girls show up at the bars looking like a million dollars, but when you get behind the scenes it is a whole other picture. I have had the good fortune to see a daughter of a gal I help with school in Laguna really bloom when given access to a quality education, and another lady is finishing her Master's degree this year. I will admit that in both cases the "relationship" I have with these ladies began with my unabashed desire to screw myself silly with them. In both cases I did just that, and in the process found out that while they are very "hot" and great lovers, they are also good gals that I enjoy spending time with. In my case neither of them ever asked for the help and were at least a little embarrassed when I offered. One of these may wind up being a long term relationship, the other I don't know about. I do know that in both cases, no matter what happens I have helped in a small way to create an opportunity for them to have a better life. Your right, you can't "save" them all, nor do I even want to try. I am not much on "crusades" these days. It does however feel good to help a little when you know it is appreciated and put to good use. What amazes me, both here and in other places, is how much they smile and have a good time. Even in the face of such difficult circumstances. The human spirit is an amazing thing sometimes.
Okay, off the soapbox, now we return you to your regularly scheduled program on how to best obtain a great deal of fun in the Philippines!
Like WR, AV and SR, I help out in the Phils in good causes. I have made quite a lot of money working in the Phils on international aid projects, and feel that I should put some back.
But I rarely give money away. And never to a woman who I havve not had some kind of relationship with.
I am currently putting one through college - I pay tuition, labs, field trips etc. But she pays her own expenses like transport, food, clothing etc. I put one through the final two years to finish her high school diploma - at age of 26, older than her teachers. Put 2 through short courses in computer - both have permanent jobs. Put one through short term secretarial course - permanent job. Sponsored one little 5 yo girl through two years of private school, because she is mildly dyslexic. Etc, etc. The aim is to give them a better chance of being self sufficient.
But there are others to whom I have not given anything. They have no qualifications, just the will power to work. And they always have permanent jobs.
Finding work in the Phils is really a matter of attitude; qualifications help, but are not essential.
G
GE,
You just have to look a little harder. I found this "gourmet" restuarant in Moalboal right in front of the Ceres bus stop.
[QUOTE=GoodEnough]I think most of us here acknowledge that the local food is crap; mostly without any taste except that of sugar. In my seven years here, I've never eaten in an "eatery" and if my luck holds, I never will. Having to endure a local meal would be a deal breaker for me.
GE[/QUOTE]
There was supposed to be a picture attached to my previous post about Gourmet food. Somehow I'm not able to get that picture on to ISG. Maybe another day.
[QUOTE=SergeantRay]What do you mean, the Philippines has no haute cuisine?[/QUOTE]
Have had the soup before and it is quite tasty.
Goat is the most widely consumed meat in the world.
Many of you would not last a week eating the local food.
But meats meat and a mans got to eat!
Basically the girls we come into contact with are poor. Seldom we get to see or date upper echelons of the society. You may find a odd one in Disco club who fancied you but it is rare.
I have gone to few provinces and girls homes. Have helped some girls through college. It is always in return for good sex. Poverty is everywhere . Some houses were decent but cannot compare to western standards and I did not expect any. I have taken many girls on vacations and bought them lots of gifts. Since I am a monger I am not doing social service or giving donation. Only way the girls earn this is by showing lots of love and sex . elieve me they are good at it otherwise I get bored easily. Some girls wanted me to stay in their houses but I never did.
Are the girls honest? who knows? I do not worry for such mundane things. As long as the girl is good to me and I have a great time with them that is all I care aout.
[QUOTE=X Man]I salute you Sarge. Thanks for the belly laugh.
I've seen more than a few goats skinned and waiting for the bbq, but never a head in a bucket. Is it eaten?[/QUOTE]
X Man,
I thought about it and realized that in the US you buy a cut of meat, so you buy the best your budget can afford. But in the PI you buy the whole goat, so in order to get your money's worth, you eat the whole thing.
So yes, the goat head was cooked, and they ate everything --eyes, tongue, brains, cheeks, etc. "Paklay" is the innards, including the blood. And "kilawin" is the skin, which is also cooked and eaten.
[QUOTE=Econo Tech]As I learnt from a girl I was chasing some time ago .. in utter desperation I asked her once what it will take to fuck her, and she had that seductive smile and said "well, you only have to ask me .. " [/QUOTE]Oh my, is that simple? May try it sometime :-)
So then what happened? Did you get to fuck her after that awesome response?